My yearn for home is broadened Patriotism expanded By callings from beyond So I pack my things Nothing precious All things sacred

I see the whole concept of Generation X implies that everyone has lost hope.

Running has made being depressed impossible. If I'm going through something emotional and just go outside for a run, you can rest assured I'll come back with clarity.

Music helps you find the truths you must bring into the rest of your life.

I breastfeed and I'll be breastfeeding until my son is finished and he weans.

When pain brings you down, don't be silly, don't close your eyes and cry, you just might be in the best position to see the sun shine.

I found that the more truthful and vulnerable I was, the more empowering it was for me.

the truth of who we are is innate goodness, and the whole journey is really about removing any obstacle or false belief that keeps us from knowing that

We're taught to be ashamed of confusion, anger, fear and sadness, and to me they're of equal value to happiness, excitement and inspiration.

I see my body as an instrument, rather than an ornament.

I'm a leave-the-bathroom-door-open nudist, which is sometimes disconcerting for my friends.

Easily mistaken, it is not about a love for adversity, it is about knowing a strength and a faith so great that adversity, in all its adverse manifestations, hardly even exists.

Emotionally intelligent people hold themselves accountable for their behavior, failures, decisions, and successes.

A puritan is such a one as loves God with all his soul, but hates his neighbor with all his heart.

Milk is for babies. When you grow up you have to drink beer.

I wish that the arts were better supported, and you can't say that enough times, but I also believe that whatever happens, artists will keep going.

Celebrity is a corrosive condition for the soul.

He should discard the texts altogether, as the man who seeks rice discards the husk.

Back in the 60s, San Francisco artists lived in communes.

I'm so from the Woody Allen/Spike Lee school.

As I have continued to make music and progress as an artist, I think I am steadily getting better at expanding my lyrical content and defining who I am as an artist.